---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING"
description: "Makes various amendments to the authorization of gaming credits and the regulatory agreement involving Bally's corporation and affiliates to increase Rhode Island's competitiveness in the gaming industry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 8244"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8244 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Costantino", "Edwards", "Shallcross Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-05-03"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32d49422-48e0-4bd4-8832-0f1124c4ec78"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "47489599003eaa7f52477f752a510ac5d56f34308573620e575f2d890a0b7702"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 8244 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING

Makes various amendments to the authorization of gaming credits and the regulatory agreement involving Bally's corporation and affiliates to increase Rhode Island's competitiveness in the gaming industry.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **8244 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8244A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **57–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2024)
- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2024)
- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32d49422-48e0-4bd4-8832-0f1124c4ec78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).